NBC Sitcom ‘Superstore’ Opening African Outlet Through Showmax Remake
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: There’s a new Superstore opening in Africa. African streamer Showmax has ordered a local version of the NBCUniversal format show, which began life exactly ten years ago, when NBC picked up a pilot for the U.S.
sitcom. Showmax’s will be a Zulu-language adaptation produced locally by Barkers Media, which is known for shows such as Killer Front Page, Shebeen Queens and How to Manifest a Man in association with Universal International Studios.
Production is set to begin this year. The U.S. version, created by Justin Spitzer (The Office) ran for six seasons, starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman among an ensemble cast of workers at mid-American superstore Cloud 9.
Lauren Ash, Nico Santos, Colton Dunn and Mark McKinney also starred with cameos from the likes of Dean Norris, Fred Armisen and Jason Ritter.
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